..To investigate the effect of community characteristics on HIV prevalence and incidence...

Female autonomy as a contributing factor to women's HIV-related knowledge and behaviour in three culturally contrasting States in India

SHELAH S BLOOMDepartment of Maternal and Child Health and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USAJ Biosoc Sci 39:557-73. 2007

..These results concur with other studies focusing on women's autonomy and health outcomes around the world, and point to the importance of incorporating a gender-based approach to AIDS prevention programmes in India...